The Craft

I was never academic but the one subject at school I really didn't suck at was Art & Design. In fact, for many years I thought I'd leave school in pursuit of Art College but after studying it at Advanced Higher, I quickly realised I would grow to resent it if I was in the situation of having to meet deadlines, instead opting to keep my love of Art as purely a hobby. But soon after school, real life kicked in and the time to do anything art-y with rare; then cue kids and time as you know it is rare full stop.

So when the great guys over at Joe Blogs got in touch to see if I'd like to come to their 'Crafternoon' with Hillarys in Glasgow, I jumped at the chance! A child-free day, with cakes & real, actual time to craft something lovely? You would do the same. So off I popped to Weegieland (at the lovely Butterfly & Pig, no less!) and prepared myself for a day of sewing, cake and chatting with fellow bloggers.

Photo stolen from Elise.

There's something particularly nice about being in the company of other bloggers, I think perhaps because no one bats an eyelid at the fact you photograph every little thing you're doing and no one takes offence when you send a tweet mid-conversation. Some bloggers I'd met before at previous Joe Blogs events (which you can read about here & here), including the lovely Elise who I was nervous to be sitting beside, given the amazing creations she shares over on her own blog. But as always, she was great company and we even set up our creations for a wee photo too.

The aim of the day was to create a notebook cover & a wee stuffed bird, both from the range of fabrics from Hillarys, with the ladies from The Crafty Hen on hand to help. Having not really hand sewn anything in years, I was a bit rusty but overall I'm pretty pleased with the outcomes, even if my little bird is already chewed by toddlers and looking a little worse for wear! And then there was the cake! Oh my deary me. That cake was immense! Raspberry mascarpone, served on a lovely little vintage style plate. And I ate every last crumb, despite my stomach nearly exploding!

All in all, it was a lovely day. Great company, fantastic cake and a chance to get my craft back on, with two excited faces on my arrival home. Now, I just need to try and find a bit more time to finish crafting that little rabbit I started sewing the boys in 2014. Maybe I'll have some more cake first though...

See what Hillarys have to say about the craft roadshow over on their blog. Not only did they come to Glasgow but they also headed all over the UK to craft with a whole host of bloggers. That's a lot of sewing...and a lot of cake!

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